83-year-old skydives to inspire seniors

Karl Aho, of Two Harbors, celebrated his 83rd birthday by skydiving. “Growing old doesn't mean you have to grow dull,” Aho said. “You can do all kinds of exciting things in life, and this is what I chose to do.”

Karl Aho, of Two Harbors, celebrated his 83rd birthday by skydiving. “Growing old doesn't mean you have to grow dull,” Aho said. “You can do all kinds of exciting things in life, and this is what I chose to do.”

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Karl Aho, of Two Harbors, celebrated his birthday by jumping out of a plane in an effort to inspire other seniors, KDIO reports.

After landing softly, the exhilarated octogenarian said, “Just unbelievably wonderful. Go do it right now!”

In other news Monday, for the first time ever, Sky Dive Superior hosted parachute jumps on Duluth's Park Point, Northland's Newscenter reported. The "Swoopers" were allowed to land on the beach shoreline after gilding across Lake Superior.

An 83-year-old man was accosted by three young woman in St. Paul. According to a police report, one woman held the elderly man's arm while the other two stole his wallet and backpack that held his prescription drugs. The victim uses a cane and was unable to go after the women and couldn't provide a description because his glasses were pushed aside during the struggle.

A witness told a deputy a car in Minnesota City drove into a ditch and went airborne over a driveway before smashing a mailbox, the Winona Daily News reports. Authorities tracked down the octogenarian driver, who said she recalled the ditch, not the mailbox. But she said she'd pay for the damage and no citation was issued.